May, 25th...Finaly Blog

Today I received the final copy of my book! I completed my self-evaluation and had a meeting with Patrice to go over it. We also planed my presentation.

Monday, May 24th

This morning I had a meeting with Patrice about my project so far and what still need to get done. I plan to start my end of project paper tonight and work on it Tuesday and Wednesday as well. Today I spent an hour choosing pictures that I plan to pint out and have next to my book during the exhibit. I just received the confirmation email tell me that my book is complete and is being shipped; it is supposed to arrive tomorrow!

Week Two Blog

This past week was my last week on senior project. May 19th was my last day taking pictures; I walked around New York City for six hours. I started putting my book together on May 18th because it was raining all day long so I was only able to take pictures of Yankees stadium. On May 20th I completed my book and sent it out on the morning of May 21 to Snapfish, which is the website I am using to have my book, “Inside The City That Never Sleeps” printed. Yesterday I woke up early and my father drove me back to campus.
In the beginning of senior project I made a list of places I wanted to photograph and for the most part I achieved all of them. I did not end up taking pictures of the United Nations and Ground Zero. I decided that those were not things that I felt a connection too, I realized that they were more of tourist attractions. The twin towers were such a presence in New York and the 911 a day filled with horrible memories, most New Yorkers choose not to go visit ground zero. I have never been, which is why I realized it would not play as an appropriate picture in my book. Because I decided not to take pictures of these two things I took pictures of New York City Schools. When I lived in New York I attended the Hewitt School, Manhattan school are different form others schools because they are in old brown stones and are generally very small. I also ended up taking many more pictures in central park than planed, such as pictures of statues, multiple ponds and the carousel. I thought that those had more to do with making New York a wonderful place than the more obvious things such as ground zero and the UN.
What I thought was challenging this week was putting my book together and not having enough time to go back and re-shoot sights. I did not think it was going to be so hard to edit down and decide what pictures I wanted to place in my book. I planned on my book being around fifty pages and it ended up being seventy-five. For some reason I was not able to get good pictures of Saks, the National History Museum and St Patrick’s on 5th Ave because of the construction. Over all I am extremely happy with the out come of my book, I put a lot of hard work into it. This book has made me reconnect to the city I grew up in; over the past few years I have not been able to spend time in the city. There is nothing that could have made me happier than being able to take pictures and walk around New York, rediscovering all of the amazing things that it has to offer. I cannot wait for it to arrive to see the final outcome.

Saturday, May 22nd

This morning my dad drove me back to school and tonight I went to the play, which was really fun. I ordered three more copies of my book but not on rushed delivery because I want to give one book to Patrice, my father and have a personal copy. Tomorrow I plan to relax, work on my end of week response and meet with Patrice and Dave.

Friday, May 21st

Today I completed the final touches on my book! It ended up being 72 pages, which was a lot larger than I originally intended. I put a lot of effort into my book and I am extremely excited to see the outcome of the final project. Since I have completed my book I am going to return to campus tomorrow. I am going to have meetings with Patrice and Dave next week. I also will be printing the pictures I took in New York and pictures I plan to take while in New Hampshire.

Thursday, May 19th

Today I spent most of the day creating my book. I also took pictures of three New York City school including my old school Hewitt. Even though yesterday I changed the date of sending my book I am going back to the original date again. This is because even though I spent the entire day perfecting my book it has gotten really late and I don’t think it is going to make a difference if I send it tonight or first thing in the morning. Also I think having a fresh eye to look over my book one last time on Friday before I send it, it will be a good idea. I am so excited that my book is finally done, its such a good feeling to see all your hard work pay off.

Wednesday, May 19

Today was my last day of taking pictures! I went to the financial district, took pictures of Wall St, the Federal Reserve Bank and the Brooklyn bridge. I also went to Soho to take photos of Broadway as well as Canal Street and china town. The last set of pictures I took were of Penn station as well as 42nd St/ Time Square. The website that I am using to create my book has a set price for 20 pages and an additional charge for any extras, which leads me to believe that it might take longer to print, which is why I am going to try to send my book tomorrow instead of Friday.